Cause of Greenland children's illness remains a mystery

GREENLAND — It remains unclear what caused nearly a dozen children to become sick at Central School last week.

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By Joey Cresta

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By Joey Cresta

Posted Jan. 24, 2013 at 2:00 AM

By Joey Cresta

Posted Jan. 24, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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GREENLAND — It remains unclear what caused nearly a dozen children to become sick at Central School last week.

"I don't think we can figure out what happened there," Superintendent George Cushing said. "All the kids are fine and we're moving on."

An ambulance was called to the school on Thursday, Jan. 17, after 10 or 11 students were reported sick at the same time.

All of the students, who came from multiple classrooms, were taken to the school nurse's office at around 10:30 a.m. for flu-like symptoms.

Firefighters checked the school, but there were no signs of elevated gas levels or other factors that could have potentially caused the illnesses. Fire Chief Ralph Cresta said at the time that he suspected the students had the flu.

None of the children needed to be taken to the hospital, and all are healthy now, Cushing said. Custodians sanitized two fifth-grade classrooms and, since Thursday, there have been no additional problems, he said.